Valve-packing grease



stem well lubricated, and the UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN C. WEISGERBEB, OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY.

VALVE-PACKING- GREASE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

(FILED UNDER THE ACT OF HARGH 3, 1883, 22 STAT. L, 625.)

the United States, without payment of any royalty thereon.

This invention relates to valve packing grease. Heretofore such grease has never withstood climatic conditions, in that it would either harden, corrode, evaporate, soften or freeze, whereupon the valve would leak. The present invention overcomes all these disadvantages, besides keeping the 'valve grease is very simple and cheap to make.

hot, then adding the neutral oil and beeswax. This mixture should be heated into a liquid state, before dipping in the packing. What I claim as my invention is:

A valve packing grease comprisingin approximately the proportions following:

Tallow 25 lbs. Soap -i 1 lb. Beeswax 1 lb. Neutral oil 1 gal.

EDWIN C. WEISGERBER.

Patented July 12, 1921.. Application filed January 10, 1919. Serial No. 270,569. 

